10:16 AM ET Aston Villa‘s FA Cup third round clash with Liverpool on Friday will be called off if manager Dean Smith is unable to field 14 fit players after the club reported a “significant coronavirus outbreak” at their training ground. Villa, who beat Liverpool 7-2 at Villa Park in the Premier League earlier this
4:11 PM ET Premier League teams should be vaccinated against COVID-19 so the money saved from twice-weekly testing can be invested in the country’s National Health Service (NHS) instead, Burnley manager Sean Dyche said on Thursday. Top-flight clubs’ players and staff are being tested twice a week after a highly infectious variant of the virus
9:31 AM ET United States men’s national team and Philadelphia Union defender Mark McKenzie has signed with Belgian side Genk, the Union announced on Thursday. While the exact terms of the deal were not disclosed, the transfer fee is reportedly $6 million which, when combined with performance based incentives, could make the transfer the highest
9:25 AM ET Manchester United forward Edinson Cavani was banned for three games and fined £100,000 by the English Football Association, despite a three-man Regulatory Commission finding “no intent on the part of the player to be discriminatory or offensive in any way” while posting a message to a friend on social media. Uruguay international
4:59 AM ET Adriana Garcia Brazilian club Santos have said their team bus was stoned after Wednesday’s 0-0 draw with Boca Juniors in the first leg of the Copa Libertadores semifinal. Santos said the attack occurred when the bus that was carrying their players arrived at the team’s hotel in Buenos Aires. They posted a
9:17 AM ET Diego Alonso has left his job as Inter Miami coach. Michael Reaves/Getty Images Inter Miami have moved a step closer to the appointment of Phil Neville as their coach after announcing that Diego Alonso has left the club. – Stream ESPN FC Daily on ESPN+ (U.S. only)– ESPN+ viewer’s guide: Bundesliga, Serie A,
5:00 AM ET The Bundesliga’s Friday fixture is an eye catcher, as Borussia Monchengladbach host champions Bayern Munich (2:20 p.m. ET, stream live on ESPN+). ESPN’s lead Bundesliga commentator Derek Rae believes Gladbach’s return to prominence in recent years represents a true feelgood story in German football. People familiar with this commentator will know that
12:59 PM ET Arsenal fans are still waiting to see William Saliba play a first-team game, and it might be a while until they do, if it ever happens. What went wrong? David Price/Arsenal FC via Getty Images Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has faced a barrage of questions during a difficult season to date, but the
11:41 PM ET The 18th edition of the Asian Cup, the region’s flagship national team competition, will take place in China from June 16 to July 16, 2023, the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) said on Thursday. Ten cities across China will host the 24-team tournament, which will be held over 31 days, three days more
2:12 PM ET La Liga leaders Atletico Madrid were knocked out of the Copa del Rey after a shock 1-0 defeat away to third division side Cornella on Wednesday. Adrian Jimenez met a free kick on the volley to score the only goal of the game in the seventh minute, while Atletico had right back
7:04 AM ET Antwerp’s Didier Lamkel Ze has issued a public apology after he turned up to training in an Anderlecht shirt. Photo by Jef Matthee/DeFodi Images via Getty Images Antwerp forward Didier Lamkel Ze has apologised after he arrived to training wearing the shirt of the club’s fiercest rivals Anderlecht. Lamkel Ze was denied entry
4:38 PM ET Federico Chiesa and Weston McKennie helped Juventus to a big 3-1 win over AC Milan at the San Siro on Wednesday night. Nine-time holders Juventus came into the match in the unusual position of trailing in the Serie A title race, with first-placed Milan — unbeaten in 27 league games — leading
8:00 AM ET With a new year upon us and the January transfer window open, the CIES Football Observatory have released their latest biannual transfer value list. The CIES list charts how much a club would have to pay to sign a player across Europe’s big five leagues, based on advanced algorithms dictated by key
6:09 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent MANCHESTER, England — Ole Gunnar Solskjaer said before the Carabao Cup semifinal with Manchester City there could be “no excuses” if Manchester United did not reach the first final of his reign, and he is right. The 2-0 defeat at Old Trafford will feel a huge missed opportunity for the
6:45 PM ET Nick JuddTransfer writer The transfer window opens in early January, and speculation is heating up about potential deals. Check out the latest gossip below, and see all official deals here. TOP STORY: Villa value Grealish at £90m Manchester United will have to fork out £90 million if they want to steal Jack
11:38 AM ET Two FA Cup ties are in doubt due to rising COVID-19 cases. Photo By Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile via Getty Images Southampton‘s FA Cup clash against Shrewsbury Town on Saturday (3 p.m. ET, live on ESPN+) is at risk of becoming the first round three tie to be postponed due to COVID-19 after the EFL
1:59 PM ET Barcelona’s women’s team celebrated playing a competitive game at Camp Nou for the first-ever time by beating Espanyol 5-0 on Wednesday. In the first women’s game played at Barca’s 100,000-seater stadium in 50 years, Lluis Cortes’ side steamrolled their city rivals to make it 11 wins from 11 games in the league
10:45 AM ET David Beckham has held talks with former Manchester United teammate Phil Neville to discuss the coaching position at Inter Miami, sources have told ESPN. Neville, a co-owner of EFL League Two club Salford City alongside Miami part-owner Beckham, is due to leave his post as head coach of the England Women’s team
Megan Rapinoe, Carli Lloyd and Mallory Pugh headline the roster for this month’s training camp for the U.S. women’s national team. All told, U.S manager Vlatko Andonovksi named 27 players to the group that will gather in Orlando, Fla. from Jan. 9-22. The camp will conclude with two games against Colombia on Jan. 18 and
1:00 PM ET Jozy Altidore, Jordan Morris and Walker Zimmerman are among the United States men’s national team players who will take part in the annual January camp at the IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida, U.S. Soccer announced on Tuesday. The camp, set to begin on Jan. 9, will be comprised of two rosters, with